Last night at the Hollywood Bowl, three sets of musicians filled the massive, sold out space – part of KCRW’s World Festival — with graciousness and gratefulness, on top of gorgeous sets of music. It was a night of male/female duos (and their bands, of course) headlined by Swell Season. No matter their current romantic status, there is one thing for sure – Glen Hansard makes Marketa Irglova smile. He did it many times throughout the evening and watching them connect personally made their music that much more beautiful, as …

KCRW’s World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl continues this Sunday with an evening of duos – including the Bowl debut of Oscar winners The Swell Season, featuring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. Every time they’ve performed on Morning Becomes Eclectic, they’ve had the whole room swooning and it will be amazing to see 18,000 people under their charms.

Come early to see the vintage breezy, bittersweet pop of folk artist M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel as She & Him and local favorites the Bird and the Bee, with singer Inara …

KCRW DJ Gary Calamar is the supervisor for HBO’s hit series “True Blood” and the producer for the show’s soundtrack releases. He will drop by Morning Becomes Eclectic on Monday, May 17at 10:20 am to premiere songs from their new soundtrack, including a track by Beck recorded specifically for the show.
Exclusive material on “True Blood: Music From the HBO Original Series Volume II” also includes a new duet between Lucinda Williams and Elvis Costello called “Kiss Like Your Kiss,” an M Ward cover of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Howlin for My Baby” …

With their debut as She & Him, actress Zooey Deschanel and multi-instrumentalist M. Ward proved that their creative collaboration was perfect for the creation of nostalgic sixties-inspired pop tinged with folk & country touches. On their second record, “Volume Two,” the mood is still dreamy and bittersweet but the harmonies have grown more layered and complex, the string arrangements more dramatic, the songwriting more confident.
“Volume Two” was recorded in Los Angeles (where She lives) and Portland, Oregon (where Him resides). In addition to the original material written by Deschanel, the …